About Our Client Senior/Lead Estimator - ICI - Ottawa

Our client is a well known and well established ICI focused General Contractor focusing mainly on Corporate and Institutional new builds.

Reporting to the VP of Estimation, the successful candidate will be involved in the overall leadership of the estimating department. You will successfully track down project leads turning them into bidding opportunities, solicit pricing from trade partners and develop detailed budgets and competitive bids and proposals in order to meet the objective of continued and sustainable growth of the Company.

Responsibilities

Recommending and implementing winning tendering strategies

Developing mutually profitable, long term business relationships with project partners

Qualifying bidding and prequalification opportunities

Analyzing project risk and implementing risk mitigation strategies

Manage the estimating and tender closings

Foster and maintain positive relations and communication with clients, consultants, architects, and subcontractors.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class otherwise protected under applicable human rights legislation.



MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled and all other qualified applicants

Successful Applicant Skills & Experience

Have at least eight (8) years experience as an estimator or senior estimator at least 8 years construction experience in ICI construction estimating.

Hold a professional engineering degree (P.Eng), or a Gold Seal Certificate (GSC) in Estimating, or a Quantity Surveyor designation.

Have experience in estimating LEED projects

Have knowledge of local market conditions

Direct estimating experience in the capacity of Senior Estimator of large Institutional, Commercial, Industrial projects valued between $1million and $100 million

Demonstrate superior leadership, motivational and mentoring skills

Solid management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills

Be eligible for security clearances and possess a valid driver's license

Working knowledge of MS Office suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook), MS Project or Primavera scheduling software and industry leading estimating/quantity take off software

What's on Offer A basic salary of up to $150,000 (dependent upon experience)

Company profit share

Matched RRSP

Health/Dental/Vision benefits

📌 Senior/Lead Estimator - ICI - Ottawa (Montreal)
🏢 Michael Page International (Canada)
📍 Montreal